The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 accreditation process and delivery in Trinidad & Tobago have come in for high praise among local and international media professionals.

In fact, the efficiency and professionalism of the staff at the Accreditation Centre at UWI SPEC, where Warm-up matches are being played this week, have been given an “A+” rating from local media who collected their accreditation passes over the last few days.

Both Vinode Mamchan and Everard Gordon of one the country’s leading newspapers were very impressed with the speed of the entire operation.

“Never before have I gone to collect my media accreditation to attend a sporting event and was in and out of the building in less than five minutes. The staff was courteous and professional, almost competing with each other to attend to me, and the volunteers were extremely helpful and pleasant,” said Mamchan.

Gordon concurred, stating: “The entire process, from the time I walked in to collect my accreditation, to the time I walked out, could not have taken more than two to three minutes.”

Both men agreed that with the international media in full attendance, it is encouraging to see the Caribbean demonstrating that it has the capacity and ability to deliver the main attributes of a major world sporting event and to world-class standard.

“Hats off to the organisers and they must ensure we maintain this level of professionalism throughout the tournament period,” said Gordon.

But local media were not the only ones impressed with the CWC accreditation system. Krystyna Rudzki of the Associated Press – one of the world’s leading news agencies – also thought highly of the procedure and those executing it.

“I was in and out of the Accreditation Centre with my pass in hand in less than ten minutes,” she estimated.

“It was very efficiently managed and is as smooth a process for collecting accreditation as I’ve ever experienced.”

Media personnel who have not yet collected their accreditation should visit the centres in the nine Host Venues or contact the respective Local Organising Committee for further information.